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Middleburg – The Pride of the Eastern Cape
The ‘land of thirst’ or as it is more commonly known, the Great Karoo, features a harsh, rugged terrain surrounded by mountains and arid veld. It is historically an area in which South African farmers have eked out a living for ...
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Lea Jacobs
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01 Feb 2012
Selling Your Sole
Buyers have an uncanny knack of being able to sniff out trouble and if they think they can smell blood in the water, will very often move in for the kill. Property auctioneers have gone to great lengths to point out that not all ...
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Lea Jacobs
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01 Feb 2012
Trevor Turns Dreams Into Reality
Trevor Sturgess, an agent with Century 21 who, along with his wife Ruth, works at the Glenvista office, secured a mandate to sell a virtually derelict property in Liefde en Vrede in Johannesburg South. Realising he would never ...
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Lea Jacobs
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01 Feb 2012
Pace Yourself in Stanford
Among the many characteristics this quaint Cape Overstrand village is known for, there are two things that stand out above the rest. One is the ‘little river’ running through it, the other a relaxed lifestyle believed by locals ...
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Anna-Marie Smith
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01 Feb 2012
Guide to Green Travel - Part 1
It is estimated that over one billion people travel each year, either for business or leisure. It is little wonder that with so many trips being made across the globe, tourism will account for 2.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide ...
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Shaun Wewege
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01 Feb 2012
Insurance Assurance
With 2012 back in full swing, many homeowners will be looking at their finances for the year ahead and considering renewing or changing their current home insurance policies. Although home insurance is a vital element to ...
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Press
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01 Feb 2012
Landlords ignore the Consumer Protection Act at their own peril
Landlords ignore the Consumer Protection Act at their own peril
The Consumer Protection Act has far-reaching implications for the landlord-tenant relationship, contrary to the views expressed by some commentators.
Strangely, some ...
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Marlon Shevelew
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01 Feb 2012
Points to consider when buying off plan
With the plethora of new housing developments springing up it has become increasingly common for home owners to buy off plan.
The advantages of buying off plan include being able to select ...
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Home Front
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01 Feb 2012
The long and the short of purchasing property
When we are young we do not dream about the twenty years that it may take to pay off a bond. We do not take into consideration factors such as capital gains tax, estate duty, upfront and ongoing costs, or which type of property ...
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Powerhouse
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01 Feb 2012
Is the Green Shift a Cure for Unemployment?
The issue of unemployment in South Africa is a serious one. The country’s official unemployment figure currently stands at 25 percent although it is likely that this figure is far higher. South Africa’s burgeoning green sector ...
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Jacqueline Gray
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31 Jan 2012